Comments on: How to Be an Environmentally Friendly Photographer http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:45:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jen http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-20178 Jen Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:23:46 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-20178 I don't know that "going digital" saves anything environment-wise. The chemicals involved in creating the circuits and chips and gizmos inside a plastic digital camera body (that might be replaced every two or three years) are equally harmful, or perhaps more so, than those used in film development. I don’t know that “going digital” saves anything environment-wise. The chemicals involved in creating the circuits and chips and gizmos inside a plastic digital camera body (that might be replaced every two or three years) are equally harmful, or perhaps more so, than those used in film development.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-18411 Anonymous Wed, 14 Nov 2007 03:37:18 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-18411 Though I'm an amateur photographer, I'm inclined to agree. if we take a beautiful picture and leave junk there, what if someone else took the picture, and it was ruined by your junk? Though I’m an amateur photographer, I’m inclined to agree. if we take a beautiful picture and leave junk there, what if someone else took the picture, and it was ruined by your junk?

]]> By: nDre http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17785 nDre Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:45:10 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17785 there's a saying Take nothing but pictures Leave nothing but footprints Kill nothing but time That's the motto for explorers, but I think that can also be applied to us photographers =) there’s a saying

Take nothing but pictures
Leave nothing but footprints
Kill nothing but time

That’s the motto for explorers, but I think that can also be applied to us photographers

=)

]]> By: karen wink http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17776 karen wink Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:17:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17776 great post! thanks for spreading the word. great post! thanks for spreading the word.

]]> By: Jen http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17775 Jen Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:57:26 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17775 There's a "rule" in Geocaching ... "Cash in, Trash out." Cachers frequently take small bags with them, while they're on their scavenger hunts, and pick up litter and trash on the way. It doesn't have to just be "take out what you take in" - it doesn't take much to stuff a small grocery bag in your pocket (or camera bag). There’s a “rule” in Geocaching … “Cash in, Trash out.” Cachers frequently take small bags with them, while they’re on their scavenger hunts, and pick up litter and trash on the way.

It doesn’t have to just be “take out what you take in” – it doesn’t take much to stuff a small grocery bag in your pocket (or camera bag).

]]> By: ari4u http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17769 ari4u Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:03:13 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17769 I agree whole heartedly. A thoughtful and excellent article. I have added this to my blog. I remember one time i was in Hawaii watching the Horizons show at the Polynesian cultural center. There were specific instructions against flash photography during the show. The reason was the performers dance with fire and swords and they need all their concentration. Flash tends to distract them. A lot of people still went ahead and used flash. The staff had to come down and point flashlights on the faces of people who used flash. It is a simple request, yet so hard for some people to follow. I think camera manufacturers (especially point and shoots) should set flash to off by default when camera is turned ON. This way, people will not have an excuse for forgetting to turn it off. I agree whole heartedly. A thoughtful and excellent article. I have added this to my blog.

I remember one time i was in Hawaii watching the Horizons show at the Polynesian cultural center. There were specific instructions against flash photography during the show. The reason was the performers dance with fire and swords and they need all their concentration. Flash tends to distract them. A lot of people still went ahead and used flash. The staff had to come down and point flashlights on the faces of people who used flash. It is a simple request, yet so hard for some people to follow.

I think camera manufacturers (especially point and shoots) should set flash to off by default when camera is turned ON. This way, people will not have an excuse for forgetting to turn it off.

]]> By: Rob S http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17763 Rob S Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:03:20 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17763 Whilst I agree entirely with your sentiments, I would have thought that the environmental impact of, say, removing a twig from a tree would pale in comparison next to the cost to the planet of travelling to Turkey on an Aeroplane or buying expensive camera gear made from non-recylable parts (some of which will litter the Earth until long after we're gone) and having it flown or shipped from the far east to your door. Although this damage is less immediately apparent, it will ultimately be what destroys the entire planet, leaving nothing of beauty to photograph. Whilst I agree entirely with your sentiments, I would have thought that the environmental impact of, say, removing a twig from a tree would pale in comparison next to the cost to the planet of travelling to Turkey on an Aeroplane or buying expensive camera gear made from non-recylable parts (some of which will litter the Earth until long after we’re gone) and having it flown or shipped from the far east to your door.
Although this damage is less immediately apparent, it will ultimately be what destroys the entire planet, leaving nothing of beauty to photograph.

]]> By: Louella http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17762 Louella Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:41:24 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17762 I'm glad that there are folks like you who love photography but will not let their passion damage the environment. After all, what we sow now, we (and more importantly, our children) reap in the years to come. I’m glad that there are folks like you who love photography but will not let their passion damage the environment. After all, what we sow now, we (and more importantly, our children) reap in the years to come.

]]> By: Rayben http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17761 Rayben Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:39:43 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17761 True Spoken. But not only in an environmental sense, but also in a rational. I mean you and me - we all - want to take these astonishing images from beautiful & exotic locations all over world, so if we destroy it step by step by littering or the like, these places won't be that unique anymore and maybe not worth to photograph someday. So, if you can't talk to someones environmental consciousness, then maybe he understands the point of view I mentioned. Keep on rocking, your website is helpful and inspiring! True Spoken.
But not only in an environmental sense, but also in a rational. I mean you and me – we all – want to take these astonishing images from beautiful & exotic locations all over world, so if we destroy it step by step by littering or the like, these places won’t be that unique anymore and maybe not worth to photograph someday.

So, if you can’t talk to someones environmental consciousness, then maybe he understands the point of view I mentioned.

Keep on rocking, your website is helpful and inspiring!

]]> By: Jaxon S http://www.digital-photography-school.com/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/comment-page-1#comment-17758 Jaxon S Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:21:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-be-an-environmentally-friendly-photography/#comment-17758 I could not agree with you more on the need to tread carefully when shooting the environment. Recently I chanced upon a strange "armoured" spider in the woods, something I have not seen before. I took several shots of it and left after I saw it crawling away. Better to leave it alone and not to try to chase it back to the web just because I haven't had my best shot yet.. I could not agree with you more on the need to tread carefully when shooting the environment.

Recently I chanced upon a strange “armoured” spider in the woods, something I have not seen before. I took several shots of it and left after I saw it crawling away. Better to leave it alone and not to try to chase it back to the web just because I haven’t had my best shot yet..

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